Businessman investigated by SFO connected to Govt-funded projectCHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Economic Development Minister Shane Jones is seeking urgent advice after discovering a government programme is funding a project tied to a businessman who has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office. A flagship Government programme is funding a project tied to a businessman who has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office. Among the projects by the Government's new regional development programme is a $350,000 feasibility grant to investigate whether a waste-to-energy plant can be built on the West Coast, Radio New Zealand reports. Gallagher refused to talk about the new project and told Radio New Zealand the SFO never investigated him. National Party leader Simon Bridges told Radio New Zealand the matter raised very serious concerns.

Source: Stuff February 27, 2018 18:40 UTC